Marion Township, Allen County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°57′43″N 85°03′24″W / 40.96194°N 85.05667°W / 40.96194; -85.05667Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyAllenGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total34.88 sq mi (90.35 km²) • Land34.65 sq mi (89.75 km²) • Water0.23 sq mi (0.59 km²) 0.66%Elevation

804 ft (245 m)Population

(2020)^[1]

• Total3,838 • Density111/sq mi (43.0/km²)ZIP codes

46733, 46745, 46777, 46816, 46819

GNIS feature ID0453602

Marion Township is one of 20 townships in Allen County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,858.^[2]

History

In September, 1834, the Commissioners of Allen County created Root Township, which embraced all of present-day Marion Township, as well as a portion of present-day Adams County. Adams County was created on February 7, 1835, leaving only a portion of Root Township still in Allen County. In August, 1835, this remainder of Root Township was reorganized and renamed Marion Township.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Marion Township covers an area of 34.88 square miles (90.35 km²); of this, 34.65 square miles (89.75 km²) is land and 0.23 square miles (0.59 km²), or 0.66 percent, is water.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Hessen Cassel at 40°58′40″N 85°04′45″W / 40.977826°N 85.079136°W / 40.977826; -85.079136
Middletown at 40°56′35″N 85°02′56″W / 40.943103°N 85.048857°W / 40.943103; -85.048857
Poe at 40°56′09″N 85°05′13″W / 40.935881°N 85.086914°W / 40.935881; -85.086914
Soest at 40.996157°N 85.037435°W

(This list is based in part on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Adams Township (north)
Jefferson Township (northeast)
Madison Township (east)
Root Township, Adams County (southeast)
Preble Township, Adams County (south)
Jefferson Township, Wells County (southwest)
Pleasant Township (west)
Wayne Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains the following cemeteries: Antioch Lutheran, Bethel Baptist (defunct), Coleman family (defunct), Emmanuel Lutheran, Hall (disappeared), Morton family (defunct), Poe/Williamsport, St. John's Lutheran (defunct), St. Joseph Hessen Cassel Roman Catholic, St. Paul's Lutheran (defunct), and Thompson family (defunct).

Major highways

I-469 (Ronald Reagan Expressway)
US 24
US 27
US 33

Rivers

St. Marys River

School districts

East Allen County Schools

Political districts

Indiana's 3rd congressional district
State House District 79
State Senate District 19

References

Citations

^ "Census Bureau profile: Marion Township, Allen County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Marion township, Allen County, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
^ Newton, L. H., "Marion Township" in History of Allen County, Indiana (Chicago: Kingman Brothers, 1880), 157